Center for Simulation and Modeling
College of Science
George Mason University

Doctoral students doing graduate work under the direction of Prof. Estela Blaisten-Barojas:
  • Clifford Hall"Parallel implementation of the ATMC."(PhD student)
  • Scott Orloff "Generalization of the Adaptive Tempering Monte Carlo Method." (PhD student)
  • Doug Reitz "Adaptive Tempering Monte Carlo Applications in Dissordered Binary Systems." (PhD student)
  • Daniel Sponseller "Adaptive Tempering Molecular Dynamics for Bio-materils Investigation." (PhD student)
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    Doctoral students that graduated under Prof. Estela Blaisten-Barojas direction at GMU:

  • Abdullah Al-Sunaidi: December 1999. "Computer Simulation of Aggregation and Gelation in Colloidal Mixtures." Presently an assistant professor at Department of Physics, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

  • Chang-Hong Chien : May 2000. "Dynamics and Electronic Structure of Neutral and Multiply Charged Metal Clusters". Presently a research faculty at Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Tapei, Taiwan.

  • Yafei Dai : May 2009 "Quantum and Classical Studies of Calcium and Zinc Clusters, and of Oligopyrroles." Associate professor at Physics Department, NanJing Normal University, China.

  • Xiao Dong : May 2006. "Quantum and Classical Simulation of Molecular Clusters." Associate Professor at Beijing Institue of Technology, China.

  • Mohamed Lach-hab: May 1998. "Aggregation Processes in Colloids: Computer Simulations." Research Assistant Professor, CMaSC, George Mason University.

  • Yibing Li: July 1997."Molecular Dynamics and Electronic Structure of Metal Clusters." Presently employed in the private corporate sector.
  • John Lyver : July 2010. "Thermal Conductivity at the Nanoscale: A Molecular Dynamics Study." Presently employed at NASA headquarters, Office of Security Assurance.
  • Richard Massaro: May 2011. "Photoluminescent Organic Molecules from the Perspective of Density Functional Theory." Presently employed at Massaro, Ricky D ERDC-TEC-VA.
  • Jeff Mirick: May 2002. "A Study of Molecular Processes in Calcium Clusters, Sarin and Calcium Carbonate Clusters." Presently working in a development position at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).

  • Anthony Patrick: December 2008. "Metallization of Carbon Clusters and Silicon Carbide Nanostructures." Presently working for the federal government.

  • Guan Ming Wang December 2002: "Development of many-body potentials based on the electronic structure of clusters and crystals." Presently a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow at the Computational Physics Lab of the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D. C.
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    Master in Science students that graduated under my direction at GMU:

  • Scott Evans: May 1994. Master in Physics

  • Jacob Walts: May 1997. Master in Physics

  • Carlos Cruz: May 1999. Master in Physics

  • Leulu Gebremedhin: December 2003. Master in Computational Science.

  • Alexandra Landsberg: May 2004. Master in Computational Science.
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